Posts Tagged ‘Safety’
WEA not alone
“As a young child, barefoot women and girls carrying heavy containers of water on their heads, walking long distances under the searing sun were a common sight. The reality of this stayed with me, and I knew I would do something about it someday.” Meet Olanike Olugboji, a WEA founding mother, who participated in…
Read MoreA Gendered Perspective: Reflections on the MDG and the potential of the SDG
By: Katie Douglas, WEA Intern A woman closes the door behind her and sets off into the early light of dawn. It’s the pre-monsoon season in India, and the air is thick with heat as she walks to her small kitchen garden. What began as a grant of seeds, has transformed into fertile beds of…
Read MoreWEA Partnership with GREEN Foundation Supports Women Farmers in Karnataka
In India, climate change, the steady degradation of natural resources, as well as political and social unrest and inequity, has severely affected the lives of millions of rural poor—a majority of which are women—who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. These barriers help to make women and girls more vulnerable to societal and health dangers, and…
Read MoreWeathering the Storm: Gender Dimensions of Haiyan & Climate Change
Rucha Chitnis: Director of Grantmaking, Women’s Earth Alliance @ruchachitnis As Philippines grasps the devastating scale of the destruction unleashed by Super Typhoon Haiyan, the global community must prioritize those who are being disproportionately impacted by this natural disaster—women and girls. The typhoon has impacted over 11 million people and aid gridlocks are paralyzing relief…
Read MoreIndigenous Women, Fracking, and Violence
by Kelly Yu “Oil company workers are not accountable to the community. They can treat people however they want because they think they are untouchable” – Cedar Gillette, domestic violence counselor in New Town, North Dakota (source) North Dakota may reap huge economic gains for both Big Oil and the Midwest economy, but the consequences…
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